Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 1,573 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 49.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | FIELDSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | Elementary | 62.5% | +12.6pp |
| 252 | MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGH MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 62.5% | +12.6pp |
| 253 | Blaine High School BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 62.4% | +12.5pp |
| 254 | Centennial High School CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District | High | 62.3% | +12.4pp |
| 255 | NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 62.2% | +12.3pp |
| 256 | ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY SAINT CLAIR · ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 62.2% | +12.3pp |
| 257 | St. Anthony Park Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 62.2% | +12.3pp |
| 258 | GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGH GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 62.2% | +12.3pp |
| 259 | EASTVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 62.1% | +12.2pp |
| 260 | ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 62.1% | +12.2pp |
| 261 | St. Michael-Albertville Middle West ALBERTVILLE · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | Middle | 62.1% | +12.2pp |
| 262 | Columbus Elementary FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 62.1% | +12.2pp |
| 263 | Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 62.1% | +12.2pp |
| 264 | CLOVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 62.0% | +12.1pp |
| 265 | Laurentian Elementary EVELETH · Rock Ridge Public Schools | Elementary | 62.0% | +12.1pp |
| 266 | CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY CLOQUET · CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.9% | +12.0pp |
| 267 | NORTHFIELD MIDDLE NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 61.9% | +12.0pp |
| 268 | St. Francis Elementary SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 61.9% | +12.0pp |
| 269 | RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARY STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 61.9% | +12.0pp |
| 270 | NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL NEW ULM · NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 61.9% | +12.0pp |
| 271 | FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARY FERTILE · FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.8% | +11.9pp |
| 272 | MINNEOTA SECONDARY MINNEOTA · MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 61.8% | +11.9pp |
| 273 | COTTAGE GROVE ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 61.7% | +11.8pp |
| 274 | FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY PRESTON · FILLMORE CENTRAL | Elementary | 61.7% | +11.8pp |
| 275 | SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.7% | +11.8pp |
| 276 | GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.6% | +11.7pp |
| 277 | Swan River Montessori Charter Sch MONTICELLO · Swan River Montessori Charter Sch | Elementary | 61.6% | +11.7pp |
| 278 | EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 61.6% | +11.7pp |
| 279 | CALEDONIA MIDDLE CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 61.6% | +11.7pp |
| 280 | PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE PEQUOT LAKES · PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 61.6% | +11.7pp |
| 281 | Cleveland Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 61.5% | +11.6pp |
| 282 | GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.5% | +11.6pp |
| 283 | Otter Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 61.5% | +11.6pp |
| 284 | KENNEDY ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.5% | +11.6pp |
| 285 | WARROAD ELEMENTARY WARROAD · WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.5% | +11.6pp |
| 286 | Brookside Elementary RAMSEY · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 61.4% | +11.5pp |
| 287 | Centerville Elementary CENTERVILLE · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 61.4% | +11.5pp |
| 288 | WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SHOREVIEW · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.4% | +11.4pp |
| 289 | Andover High School ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 61.3% | +11.4pp |
| 290 | Highview Elementary School LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 61.3% | +11.4pp |
| 291 | Kennedy Middle School FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Middle | 61.3% | +11.4pp |
| 292 | Barton Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 61.2% | +11.3pp |
| 293 | RUSH CREEK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.2% | +11.3pp |
| 294 | CROMWELL-WRIGHT ELEMENTARY CROMWELL · CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.2% | +11.3pp |
| 295 | LUVERNE MIDDLE LUVERNE · LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 61.1% | +11.2pp |
| 296 | STONEBRIDGE ELEMENTARY STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 61.1% | +11.2pp |
| 297 | Stevens Elementary DAWSON · Dawson-Boyd Public School District | Elementary | 61.1% | +11.2pp |
| 298 | BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 61.1% | +11.2pp |
| 299 | International Spanish Language Acad EDINA · International Spanish Language Acad | Elementary | 61.0% | +11.1pp |
| 300 | DETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGH DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 61.0% | +11.1pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MCA % Meets or Exceeds threshold on the latest available MCA Reading test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Minnesota, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.